[The TUMUT group is led by Dave to the outskirts of a dense jungle within Nac-Luv Prosper, a couple of miles from the nearest settlement. Waiting for them is the big shot mayor of the town, who only seems to go by Diplomatic Mother, DM for short. She looks unnerved, uneasy, and there are guards around. Are they guards? Who knows? Needless to say, they stand there with the mayor, looking incredibly serious and remaining completely silent.]
[Once the group is close enough, DM wastes no time in throwing her hands up in the air. “I’m so glad you’re here!” she says, her voice a shrieking frenzy. “My poor little Defenseless Offspring! He’s all out there by himself! You must help me find him!” Now would probably be a good time to start asking questions.]
DAVE:-dave looks back at the group behind him and pauses- now would probably be a good time to start asking questions
TAVROS: *Tavros sure is here, though he is unsure just how much help he can be on a rescue mission. Though it IS a jungle, so could be he is here for communing purposes and all. Also he has totally been paying attention all this time, and not been scoping out all of this HELLA RAD NATURE, no sir, not at all. He glances to Dave. Shit. Had he said something?*
ROXY: *awww poor lady lost her kid, looks at all the people she's with. Dave needs his kick in the shin and hug but that can wait for later* when did u last see him? *if it was only a few hours he couldn't have gone SO far right?*
[“He disappeared yesterday, someone spotted him running into the jungle! But the jungle is no place for a mayor! No one in our town is brave enough to venture the jungle, and that's why we need your help!”]
MEENAH:*frowns at the jungle* so just...in the jungle then
MEENAH:no reel leads or anyfin?
TAVROS: *Looking back and forth between Roxy, Mayor lady and Meenah.* uH, *He opens his mouth, about to state just how high of a percent chance there was that this kid was already eaten by some beast, but he decided to keep those numbers to himself.*
DARKLEER: *Silence and severity is greatly appreciated by the old blueblood, at least until the figurehead begins shrieking hysterics. He curls his massive fists at his sides, looming over everyone but none too disrespectfully. Despite far too superior for the frivolty of this mission, Darkleer was still recovering from an emotional tramatic incident.*
DARKLEER: D ==>> How must we identify this individual
ROXY: *tavros PLZ also eyyyy it's the big brick she sold booze to*
DARKLEER: *Hush, small human. He's on the clock.*
TAVROS: *Sideeyes to big blue over there. Was that the guy that had put Nepeta in a locker? His eyebrows twitch downwards.*
DARKLEER: *He is the rudest Brick House troll.*
[At Meenah's question, DM opens her mouth to respond, but she immediately is interrupted by another carapacian who brings up a fairly obscenely large and colorful bird. "Oh, ah, yes, this is DO's most treasured pet bird." She gestures to the leash the bird is wearing. "She is trained to follow the scent of DO wherever he goes! But if you let her go, she will take off without you."]
ROXY: * :o birb, big beautiful pretty birb*
[“My dear DO is only two and a half feet tall, but his legs are so fast! You’ll know it’s him if he is wearing an oversized hat. He never takes that damn thing off!” She pauses. "Well, he can't, really, due to a superglue incident..."]]
TAVROS: *Unless someone happens to have BEASTY MIND CONTROL POWERS. Oh yeah. It is him. Quietly snrking to himself like a nerd.*
DARKLEER: *He will try to resist the urge to crush the fowl beneath his fists.*
DAVE:so we cant lose this thing
DAVE:-he glances back at tavros- dont you like nerd animal things
MEENAH:*turns to look at tavros. could he do that? thatd be uncharacteristically convenient for this group*
TAVROS: *Perks up.* uH, yEAH, *Small eyeroll.* nERD ANIMAL THINGS, iS CERTAINLY MY THING, sO, i CAN TAKE CARE OF THE BIRD, nO PROBLEM,
DARKLEER: *Yes, allow the peasant to handle the beast. Darkleer finds this all satisfying to his aesthetic.*
DAVE:ok hand it to that guy
[The carapacian carrying the bird hands Tavros the leash, and the bird lands on Tavros's horns.]
CURRENT tenebrousConsecration [CTC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
GAMZEE: -Gamzee is certainly here and has been here all this time, but he wasn't really paying attention. Why was he here? Why was everyone anywhere at any time, really? Motherfuckin miracles, probably.-
TAVROS: *Tavros seems none too bothered by this, holding onto the leash and smiles up at the bird. It's communing time. But also conversing with actual people.* sO, wHAT IS THE BIRD'S NAME? *To no one in particular.*
GAMZEE: -That is definitely a bird. Majestic, miraculous beast.-
[The bird lets Tavros know that her name is Bird.]
DARKLEER: *This interaction is making his blood boil with rage. It is far too endearing. He tries to control his breathing.*
MEENAH:(is just STARING at bird*
TAVROS: *Tavros compliments Bird on her name and thinks it is a very good name for a bird to have. He is just saying this into her mind, then reaches up to rub Bird on her chestfeathers with one finger.*
ROXY: *does he need an inhaler or more air just, side-eyes the brick troll*
GAMZEE: -The clown is watching everything with mild interest, a spaced out look on his features. His hand is reaching behind him as he stands with a slouch, scratching at his butt.-
DARKLEER: *He has a clinical allergy to cute.*
ROXY: *shit how is he not dead?*
DARKLEER: *He notices a new member to the party and tilts his head ever so slightly towards Gamzee. He doesn't SAY anything, but it's sure to be a greeting.*
[Bird puffs up in a friendly way, but bird is being distracting. She really likes all of those compliments and also that nice chest rubbing.]
DAVE:ok so we just go in there
GAMZEE: -He just feels someone staring at him from the corner of his eyes, so he turns to look none too discretly. His lips curl into a big grin as he lifts a hand--the same he had been using to itch as his ass--to wave at the blue blood.-
["Yes, follow the bird!"]
[Bird is giving a glare right back to Meenah. She is convinced that Meenah is just jealous of all the finger action she's getting.]
TAVROS: *Is just cooing and smiling at Bird, stroking at those pretty feathers. He is not paying attention again, but at the word 'bird' he snaps back to reality.* oH, yEAH, *Very carefully shakes his head so that Bird isn't perching on his horn anymore. Would you kindly show the way? We need to find DO.*
MEENAH:*might be a little jealosu i mean NO S)(UT UP*
[Bird flaps her huge colorful pink and green wings and is now IN THE AIR. She would love to show you the way, because she really misses DO. And with that, she starts to lead them into the JUNGLE.]
DARKLEER: *Hm. Darkleer experiences mild professional concern for the gaunt features of this young highblood but cannot question the eccentric nature of his waving and grin. It's just not his place. He turns his attentions back to the task at hand and starts forward as the featherbeast takes flight.*
DAVE:looks like our best bet is following this bird
GAMZEE: -He sees that people are moving and he figures he should probably follow along as well. He has no idea why he's here, or what is going on but hell, if the Messiahs will for this to happen, then all he can do is follow.-
DAVE:-and he nods at the mayor while making sure everyone else is following him into the jungle after the bird.-
DARKLEER: *Do not stray away, small highblood.*
ROXY: *follow the bird, pink nice. nice bird nice*
TAVROS: *GOSH. She is such a pretty bird. Maybe he could snag a blood sample or a feather or something when nobody is looking... He is still holding onto that leash though, knowing that he is prone to getting distracted when there is NATURE around... Should he mention those numbers now that the mother wasn't within earshot?*
GAMZEE: -Don't worry he's paying attention--whoa shit, nature is so amazing. Wow.-
GAMZEE: -Preach it, bro.-
DAVE:-he does notice gamzee at this moment, immediately recognizing who he is.- yep i knew you were a juggalo
GAMZEE: -He looks over to Dave and just stares at him blankly.- UuUuUh...
DAVE:youre really like the icp poster troll kid
MEENAH:*nature sucks without water ugh ok actually this place is pretty nice but shes still kind of annoyed at how much she has to step over things*
TAVROS: uHH, sO, i SHOULD PROBABLY, mENTION A THING? *Still kind of talking to nobody in particular, whoever is closest?*
GAMZEE: HaHaHa Uh, AiIgHt hOmIe. :o)
DARKLEER: *Darkleer is moving through the jungle as well but very slowly. It's hard being a bulking hulk of troll with a pair of towering impressive horns that are perfect for catching on branches. It's hard and no one understands.*
MEENAH:what is it cowbuoy *thats your name now shes decided*
[The jungle is dense, humid, and fairly hot. It seems absurd that a child would even choose to go in a place like this. There are weird trees, plants, and sounds from birds coming everywhere. Needless to say, there’s also no set path to follow. Might be a good idea to leave some signs wherever they go so they can find their way back!]
GAMZEE: -He has no idea who Dave is. Sorry Dave.-
GAMZEE: -Or rather, he doesn't know that Dave is Dave.-
DAVE:-dave don't give a shit-
DARKLEER: *Gets tired of trying to dodge branches and just starts snapping them under his hand as he passes by.*
DAVE:might be a good idea to leave some signs or whatever
DAVE:you know so we can find our way back
DAVE:that bird aint gonna lead us outta here
TAVROS: *Tavros got sorta distracted as he spotted some more interesting flora and fauna, his head turning in that direction, then snapping back once he was adressed by... A nickname? Sure. UH.* wELL, i THOUGHT THAT i SHOULD JUST, sAY THAT, tHERE MIIIIIGHT BE A CHANCE THAT,,,
TAVROS: tHAT KID, iS NO LONGER WITH US,
ROXY: (oh my god) *timber x ten thousand*
TAVROS: aND RATHER, iN SOMEBODY'S STOMACH,
ROXY: welp thats one way to do it *not that shed know being small and hornless, he is the pathmaker*
DAVE:well the birds gonna show us
GAMZEE: -Man, these flowers were so colorful. Maybe he should grab some. What's the worse tthat could happen?-
DAVE:man what a downer tho
DAVE:dont you watch tv or anything
DARKLEER: ...That is unfortunate *says, kind of bored actually. All this rising heat is making him sweat like a waterfall of horses.*
DAVE:in all the crime shows you gotta stay sharp look like a douchebag and hold onto false hope
TAVROS: i'M JUST SAYING, tHAT THE POSSIBILITY IS CERTAINLY THERE,
MEENAH:*shrugs* thats kinda how it goes yeah
TAVROS: sO, i GUESS IN THIS, "crime show" SCENARIO, *Makes airqoutes with his free hand.* i WOULD BE THE REALISTIC COP,
DARKLEER: *casually crushes some boulders underfoot. It is relaxing.*
DAVE:no youd still be the animal nerd
DAVE:who actually airquotes
GAMZEE: MaN, yOu MoThErFuCkErS nEeD to HaVe sOmE mOrE fAiTh.
DAVE:yeah see listen to the juggalo
DAVE:hes high as fuck but he knows what hes saying
GAMZEE: HaHaHaHa PrEaCh It, BrO.
[While following the bird’s instructions, the group passes through a patch of vaguely normal looking plants. They’re pretty possible to avoid, but why would you? They’re just plants.]
TAVROS: aND YOU'D STILL BE THE SARCASTIC DUDEBRO, wITH THE SHADES, sO, i GUESS WE'RE JUST ALL DOOMED, *Glances at juggalo troll tho. He has the same horns as Kurloz. So? Is this the guy he slammed with? Headtilt.*
[From this point on, Tavros can only speak when he is singing words of an already existing song. Everything he says is for some reason song lyrics]
GAMZEE: -He notices Tavros staring at him. He seemed to be like a cool troll, but he really has no idea who he is. Small wave at the cool troll.-
[From this point on, Gamzee's voice will sound like he just inhaled a shit ton of helium.]
TAVROS: *Waves back at juggalo troll and speaks.* hEY, i JUST MET YOU, aND THIS IS CRAZY,
TAVROS: *COVERS MOUTH WITH HAND LIKE ??? ?? ? *
GAMZEE: WhOA, hAhAhA sHiIiT dOgG, YoUr VoIcE--My VoIcE!
DARKLEER: ................................ *No.*
[From this point on, Darkleer can only speak as a narration, referring to everyone and themselves in the third person.]
TAVROS: *Uncovers mouth and gestures WILDLY at the grass while shaking his head 'no.'*
GAMZEE: -Gamzee laughing. His own voice is making him laugh.-
[A dramatic narration, such as for a movie trailer]
MEENAH:*looks around at everyone like what the fuck*
TAVROS: *He wants to laugh at that voice, and he does, though it sounds like troll nicki minaj's laugh in that Hissbeast song.*
TAVROS: *He covers his mouth again.*
[From this point on, Everything Meenah says is a rhyme.]
ROXY: *looks between tavros and gamzee*
GAMZEE: YoOoO! sHiIiIiT mOtHeRfUcKeR, aIn'T tHiS sOmE tRiPpY aSs ShIt.
[From this point on, Roxy speaks entirely in a language no one understands. It may not even be a real language.]
[From this point on, Dave sounds like Morgan Freeman. Exactly like Morgan Freeman.]
ROXY: *she was on a trip like this once*
TAVROS: hOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO ME,
TAVROS: i'VE MADE MY MISTAKES,
[Bird keeps pressing forward]
DAVE:why are you so musical all of a sudden
DAVE:get your shit together
DARKLEER: ................................. *HE DOESN'T TRUST HIMSELF TO SPEAK.*
DAVE:whos that guy i sound like
DAVE:holy shit this is sweet
GAMZEE: mAn, I aIn'T eVeN gOt ThE kNoW oN wHaT iS aLl GoInG tHe MoThErFuCk DoWn, bUt AiN't ThIs AlL sOmE mIrAcUlOuS sHiT.
TAVROS: bECAUSE i BELIEVE IN MIRACLES,
TAVROS: *He is just not going to say that next line.*
TAVROS: *Just... Follow the bird.*
GAMZEE: A mOtHeRfUcKiN mEn, BrOtheR.
MEENAH:yall sound fucked up as shell and oh cod dammit i am as whale
MEENAH:*what is wrong with her brain*
DAVE:-he squints at all of them-
ROXY: *indescernible language*
ROXY: . . . .*yeah she remembers this, flashbacks*
TAVROS: *He is following that bird, gestures behind him at everyone else.* tHEY ARE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD, gARD, gARD,
TAVROS: *You being the hobbits, they being him.*
GAMZEE: -FjLK THANK GOD.-
ROXY: *thumbs up at tavros*
ROXY: *she's just... going to say all the things in this language*
MEENAH:oh cool i guess were fucked up forebber
MEENAH:unless one of you bassholes come sup with somefin clever
ROXY: *suggests something in that weird language*
GAMZEE: -Whoa she's slamming.-
DAVE:cant decide if we all got drugged or just me
DAVE:oh well im still conscious lets keep going
GAMZEE: ShIt SiS, yOu AlL mAkE a GoOd PoInT, sO mAyBe wE sHoUlD aLl BuSt ThIs MoThErFuCkIn JoInT.
MEENAH:no no fuck this im not slammin with you
MEENAH:fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck YOU
TAVROS: jUST THINK WHILE YOU'VE BEEN GETTING DOWN, aND OUT ABOUT THE LIARS AND THE DIRTY, dIRTY CHEATS OF THE WORLD,
TAVROS: yOU COULD'VE BEEN GETTING DOWN TO THIS SICK BEAT!!! *Gestures to Meenah.*
TAVROS: *Thums up. Emphasis on SICK and BEAT.*
TAVROS: *OH to Gamzee(?) too.*
TAVROS: *So many sick beats, DANG.*
GAMZEE: hAhAhA, tHaT's SiCk. WhAtEvEr'S aLl GoIng DoWn, It'S aLl beInG mOtHeRFuCkIn LeGiT. -Thumbs up to Tavros too like, hotdamn.-
MEENAH:*furious embarrassed blushing*
TAVROS: *Big dork grin to both slamming trolls.*
ROXY: *looks over meenah and saying stuff, so cute. it was probably somethin like awwww but who knows*
DARKLEER: The upstarts have imbellically surrendered themselves to the environmental distraction and have lost sight of the mission at hand *he has been struggling with himself this whole time and now as he speaks, HE IS SO NOT AMUSED*
DARKLEER: Darkleer commands FOCUS and professionalism *HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS*
MEENAH:i sound like a morayon i hate this so much
MEENAH:we all need fuckin doctors so lets finish this thing clutch
MEENAH:*that made NO S-ENS-E*
ROXY: *is that coming out this summer on imax and blueray? which is what she says*
DARKLEER: *He is going very blue in the face and appears this close to start breaking stuff.*
TAVROS: *Glances at big troll. Oh yeah. Lost focus. Determined nod.* i COULD BE BROWN, i COULD BE BLUE, i COULD BE VIOLET SKY, i COULD BE HURTFUL, i COULD BE PURPLE, i COULD BE ANYTHING YOU LIKE, *Emphasis on ANYTHING YOU LIKE. Turns his attention back ahead and to Bird.*
TAVROS: *As in he can be focused, yeah.*
MEENAH:*opens her mouth and then thinks better of it*
DARKLEER: *He is overwhelmingly disappointed by the mantle of leadership.*
DARKLEER: *Is currently sweating off his stress in really gross large bullets.*
ROXY: *says something about that maybe helpful though maybe reading him for filth but likely the first and pulls out a tiny little battery-operated mini fan*
DAVE:at least someone thought ahead with that fan
DAVE:i dont think we can stop sweat mountain tho
DARKLEER: Where is that wretched featherbeast leading them *IRRITATED NICKERING*
[They are led to an area with an intense amount of vines, so many vines. There are so many vines that it’s kind of difficult to see. They’re on the ground, they’re up above, they’re starting to smack each of them in the face. Bird hangs back, flapping frantically and all out freaking out. Oh, one other thing.]
[Roxy's foot is caught by a vine, and that grip is STRONG.]
ROXY: *take my fan you frick, more or less then stumbles on that vine. saying more things and trying to YANK away*
ROXY: *man she is making all kinds of jokes about this clingy ass vine that no one can understand and then a weird sound, the kind you make when you lose balance and try to regain it*
DARKLEER: *His shades glint at the sight of these STRONG-looking vines. Fast movement from the pink-pupiled human catches his eye.* Will the human escape on her own *he comes over, seeming to be offering assistance*
TAVROS: *Bird is freaking out and he tries soothing said Bird with some well timed soothing lullaby lyrics, all while gesturing at his horn in an inviting manner. Yes. Sit on his horn, chill. CHILL.*
GAMZEE: -Gamzee is certainly there again, following.-
DAVE:-dave's smacking the vines out of his face and turning around to see that roxy is stuck-
DAVE:hey does anyone have any sharp objects
DAVE:like knives or something
DAVE:i mean i got a sword but
DAVE:not sure i want to get it out just yet
DAVE:doesnt do well with the humidity or some shit
DARKLEER: *Tch. Pathetic. Darkleer is attempting to clear the foilage with his gloved hands.*
[Bird calms the fuck down at Tavros's soothing and retreats to land on Tavros's horn.-
ROXY: *decaptchas her rifle though it seems like overkill and says something about it being overkill that no one can understand*
GAMZEE: -That certainly is a rifle.0
[The vines are starting to wrestle with Darkleer.]
ROXY: *oh thank you sir brick trol- oh... sir brick troll do YOU require assistance*
MEENAH:*somehow has managed to get tangled in her braids AND vines*
DARKLEER: ....... *This is very annoying. He starts grabbing at them, aiming to tear them as he does so.*
TAVROS: *Reasurring stroking of the birb chest, turns his attention back to the squad and...* i'M NOW BECOMING MY OWN SELF-FULFILLED PROPHECY, oH, oH NO, oH NO, oH NO, oH,
GAMZEE: hAhAhA. -This is all kind of amusing.-
ROXY: *tells tavros something, probably something important, something that would save his life later on*
ROXY: *alas he cannot understand her*
TAVROS: *Has a feeling that was something important. Possibly about being on his toes around objects that could possibly impale him? Huh... Roxy what the heck.*
[Darkleer succeeds at tearing the vines.]
DAVE:-dave was just bullshitting about that humidity and sword thing and gets out his sword, starting to wack as many weeds as he can.-
GAMZEE: -Gamzee has zoned out. Please don't walk away without him.-
ROXY: *well actually she was telling him to mind the bird because she's going to shoot this vine that's around her ankle and then points to meenah who hecked up so hard she doesn't even know*
DARKLEER: *Once again, that was very annoying. He reaches to rip the vine threatening to trip up Roxy. He is very careful that he doesn't accidentally twist her foot off as well. Hush, small human. Stow thy weapon.*
TAVROS: *Worried glance at zoned out troll. Scoooots.* yOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE? yOU'RE DOWN IN THE JUNGLE BABY, (yOU'RE GONNA DIE,) *That last line was mumbled, because FUCKING LYRICS, he didn't mean it tho.*
[Bird gives Tavros a VERY weird look]
ROXY: *pat pat, thanks brick troll*
TAVROS: *Gives Bird a look like 'don't start'.*
DARKLEER: *Do not touch him.*
DAVE:does anyone else have anything sharp
ROXY: *too fuckin late the pats had been delivered and oh god hes sweaty right nvm*
DAVE:there are vines everywhere
GAMZEE: -He snaps out of it, and looks at Tavros, blinking a few times.- :o? hUh? Uh, SoRrY hOmIe.
DAVE:and not even the legit kinda vines
ROXY: *whips hand on ground subtly haha buddy*
GAMZEE: GoT my ZoNe On AlL sOlId LiKe.
ROXY: *goes through her sylladex and ponders on her mini laser but goes to explain that it might cause a fire* ....
ROXY: *jingles little laser, hand symbol fire*
ROXY: *finger waggles, bam bam bam fire all over the place*
DAVE:set the forest on fire
DAVE:whatever the fuck this is
TAVROS: *Waves free hand dismissively at Gamzee and smiles.* iN EVERY LIFE WE HAVE SOME TROUBLE, wHEN YOU WORRY YOU MAKE IT DOUBLE, dON'T WORRY, bE HAPPY,
DAVE:-this all sounds way cooler in morgan freeman's voice-
ROXY: *shrugs and captchas again, probably saying something snarky but like idek bro*
ROXY: *if she cant punch it or shoot it or science it she doesnt know*
GAMZEE: FuCk YeAh, DoGg! -Thumbs up! Wow, this guy is soooo coool.-
DAVE:-dave's just sLICING AWAY ALL THESE GODDAMN VINES-
DAVE:-IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE TO CLEAR A PATH PLEASE HOLD-
DARKLEER: *Darkleer sighs, following the swordsmith human and helping him clear a path.*
DAVE:thanks sweat mountain
TAVROS: *Enthusiastically in Dave and Big Blue's direction.* oN THE SWEET UNFOLDING, oF AN ANTIQUE MYSTERY, aLL WILL BE REVEALED, oN THE TRAIL WE BLAZE,
DARKLEER: Silence *he mutters, tearing vine after vine, all these goddamn fucking vines*
GAMZEE: -Fucking stoner.-
ROXY: *probably something like eyyyyyy but its not eyyyyy*
ROXY: *who was this dude sign her the fuck up*
DARKLEER: *tears thru the vines with more VIGOR, watch them flexing arms work*
GAMZEE: -Look at them arms. Hot damn.-
TAVROS: *Grins between Roxy and Gamzee, yeah he has decided this guy is Gamzee now.* hEY BROTHER, tHERE'S AN ENDLESS ROAD TO RE-DISCOVER, *Gestures in direction of team Vine over there.* hEY SISTER, *Mumbles the rest of the lyrics under his breath because ergh.*
ROXY: *hot damn x2 combob*
ROXY: *PROUDLY SINGS THE REST IN THAT LANGUAGE, PASSION, FIRE*
DARKLEER: *He is a powerhouse of rippling muscles and sweat. The alpha horse.*
TAVROS: *Grins and thumbs up at Roxy. Nice enthusiasm.*
GAMZEE: -Aww shit, everyone's getting turnt up.-
GAMZEE: -Beatboxes for the rhythm.-
DARKLEER: ........... *might be punching to the rythmn but it's impossible to tell*
ROXY: *snnnrkkk, yeah she likes this guy and is going to talk to him whenever she can be understood*
TAVROS: *More grinning at Gamzee and thumbs up. He wants to SLAM but he can only say other people's lyrics. Sadface.*
DARKLEER: *Continues tearing away thru jungle like a madtroll.*
GAMZEE: -Don't worry Tavros, slamming will definitely happen in the future.-
GAMZEE: -You go Darkleer.-
[Dave and Darkleer end up cutting all the way through these crazy live vines, and they make it to the other side. Now comfortable with pressing ahead, Bird FLIES forward!]
DAVE:-dave capchalogues his sword and is sweating a little-
ROXY: *hands dave her fan and says something talkin mad shit probs then NDUGES him*
DAVE:hey you too -nudges her back and takes the fan- thanks
ROXY: *yes, its a fan fans are neat*
DARKLEER: *He has started sweating through his uniform. He lingers behind a bit, making sure everyone in the party sticks together.*
TAVROS: *While team DaveLeer got those vines free, Tavros actually noticed a Meenah all tangled up in vines, he managed to untangle that fish and got her up on his back by the time Bird began flying. Onwards they go. He has tied the end of the leash to his horn, so that he can use both hands to support Meenah's legs.*
MEENAH:*is way too tired from the vine struggling to question this. shes not smiling shut up*
ROXY: *another possible awwwwww*
DARKLEER: *Looks like it's everybody. Darkleer finds it amusing, once again, that the peasantblood is being exploited by the seadweller. Haha. Enslavement by the nautical aristocracy.*
[Suddenly, the bird starts MAKING SOME WEIRD HIGH PITCHED NOISE and takes a SHARP LEFT, PULLING.]
DARKLEER: *Darkleer has decided the young copperblood is perhaps the most useful member of the party.*
TAVROS: *HRK. He sure is PULLED in that direction.* tO THE LEFT, tO THE LEFT, eVERYTHING YOU OWN IN THE BOX TO THE LEFT, *FOLLOWS THOUGH He,,, Tries asking Bird what that noise is about.*
ROXY: *roxy likes that song tavros gj, follows*
CURRENT chicaneAgamemnon [CCA] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CRONUS: *he was wandering through the jungle by himself when h e suddenly appears in front of them*
ROXY: *ok NOW shes definitely saying something shitty and its directed towards cornus*
ROXY: *luckily for him he cant understand a word of it*
CRONUS: vwoah, hey guys. vwhats up?
ROXY: *dont blame you bird lets ditch the chump*
DARKLEER: *Excellent. Just what he needed. Another seadweller. He wipes the copious sweat from his face and seems to be having some trouble talking.* ................
DAVE:-suddenly this guy is here.-
TAVROS: *Following Bird. Brief glance to cronus.* wELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, wE'VE GOT FUN AND GAMES, *Says that lyric as sarcastically as possible, beCUASE NOTHING IS FUN ABOUT THIS.*
DAVE:-the same one who threatened to beat him up. so he's gonna act cool.-
DAVE:lookin for a tiny carapacian who ran the fuck in here
DAVE:-dave sounds like morgan freeman-
CRONUS: .... *SNRRRRRRRK*
DARKLEER: The featherbeast leads the way *GUH. It was physically painful to try articulating that sentence with composure. Poor horse is sweating like a... 100 horses.*
CRONUS: vwowv, you guys sure are in a vworld of hurt.
CRONUS: unless this is some kind of joke.
DARKLEER: A blueblood does not joke *says grimly*
ROXY: *man she is sassing so hard and no one can hear it*
ROXY: *or understand it rather*
DARKLEER: Follow the brownblood *points at Tavros with Burb.*
CRONUS: *looks over at tavros and squints at that fucker* and vwhy should i do that?
DARKLEER: Mission protecol *HORSE SIGH*
CRONUS: i mean, i might havwe seen a kid on my vway ovwer here, but vwho can really say?
DARKLEER: Does the seadweller speak the truth
DARKLEER: It is not likely
ROXY: *she likes brick troll, he's smart*
CRONUS: sounds like someones a doubting debbie.
DARKLEER: The featherbeast is following the trail
DARKLEER: The team sticks to the trial *wheezes gently*
CRONUS: and vwhy the hell vwould that bird knowv anything? its a fucking bird.
TAVROS: *Tavros is distracted by trying to figure out what is wrong with Bird since she was freaking out, readjusting his grip on Meenah while doing so. He is a teen idle right now.*
CRONUS: ditch it and followv me, i can showv you vwhere that kid is, because im nice like that. and not about to lead you around in circles like that dumb birds probably doing.
ROXY: *waves around her rifle and gives a little shug, she could spook the wild seadweller*
DARKLEER: On what grounds *he is starting to get angry*
CRONUS: uh, didnt you just hear me say im nice like that? you vwont owve me anything.
ROXY: *fart noises, thats what he is*
CRONUS: vwowv, someones got gas.
ROXY: *points to him, he was the cause*
ROXY: *she has gas and its all his fault*
DARKLEER: It is nonsensical *grunts and turns back towards tavros and Bird who is freaking out* As he was
CRONUS: yeah see, thats another thing. im clearly the only guy here vwho can evwen speak normal, i dont evwen KNOWV vwhats up vwith that, so O8VWIOUSLY followving mes your best bet.
DARKLEER: Is the seadweller willing to comply
ROXY: *she's not going to give him any more attention and just goes to stare at a tree, or collect samples because this planet is INTERSTING*
CRONUS: yeah, followv me. *STARTS TO WALK, looking back at the group*
DARKLEER: *He is so ANGRY that he can't talk like he wants to.*
TAVROS: *He can't make sense of Bird's frantic squacking, but he is definitely worried, and he glances over to Cronus.* tROUBLED TIMES, cAUGHT BETWEEN CONFUSIONS AND PAIN, pAIN, pAIN, *Starts mumbling lyrics under his breath then speaks up again.* iF YOU MUST GO, *Mumbles that line because no, then speaks up.* yOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE, *Mumble mumble mumble.* aND WENT OUR SEPERATE WAYS, *MAYBE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO
UP?? Is what he is implying.*
TAVROS: *To cover more ground, yeah.*
DARKLEER: The flightbeast *he growls. His mind is pretty much made up.*
CRONUS: *starts gesturing his hands wildly in the direction HE wants to go* come on, vwhy dont you guys trust me? i vwas JUST vwandering around the vwoods looking for some inspiration.
GAMZEE: -He is totally here guys.-
TAVROS: *Fuck why can't he come up with lyrics for a song that is like 'yes we split up and thus have better odds at finding the kid, even if Cronus might be wrong, at least we would have given it a shot because Bird is being CRAY'. WHY IS THERE NO SUCH SONG??*
TAVROS: *Exhasperated bull noises.*
DAVE:-dave's raising his eyebrow- how long did you see the kid supposedly
CRONUS: i dunno, fivwe minutes ago? coulda been longer, i am an artist after all. *spreadts his arms out and smirks* its vwhat us artist types do after all.
CRONUS: get lost in the vworld musing ovwer our craft.
DAVE:then why the fuck did you leave him alone
ROXY: *cause he's a pos, in that language of hers*
CRONUS: *snorts* he vwas just some kind, i didnt knowv anyone vwas looking for him.
DARKLEER: Describe the encounter *As in, describe the kid. We know what he looks like. You don't.*
TAVROS: *Goes back trying to figure out why Bird is flipping out since the rest are talking with Cronus.*
[Bird was flipping out because of the vines]
[Those were some scary vines.]
[And now she's trying to pull Tavros in a different direction.]
CRONUS: i dunno, he vwas just doing carapacian kid stuff.
TAVROS: *STILL?... Okay that's fair Bird, those vines were pretty scary. But why you want us to go that way?*
[BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT WAY. I AM A TRAINED ANIMAL.]
TAVROS: *OKAY I AM SORRY FOR DOUBTING YOU BIRD. YOU ARE A GOOD BIRD, BIRD.*
GAMZEE: -Life is miraculous and so are birds.-
CRONUS: but seriously though are you guys really going to trust that bird?
DARKLEER: *Be still, Bird. Darkleer has defeated all the vines. He sighs and turns as the featherbeast starts picking directions*
DAVE:why wouldnt we trust a trained bird
ROXY: *THUMBS UP, follows the bird*
CRONUS: im like, from your ship, and that bird is from this jungle. it probably vwants you all dead or something.
CRONUS: it could be a trained murder bird for all you knowv.
DAVE:whos trained to retrieve the kid
DAVE:what the fuck is a trained murder bird
CRONUS: a bird trained for MURDER, dumbshit.
DAVE:i dont fuck with you
DARKLEER: *He has to literally cup his hands around his face to flick the sweat from his face. Everything within 5 feet of Darkleer is gross and sweaty.*
ROXY: *is 5.1 feet from him and thank god*
DAVE:here lets make a deal
CRONUS: vwowv, real mature, vwhoevwer you are. that kids probably dead by nowv because youre trusting some bird vwhos supposedly trained to find a kid ivwe already seen.
DAVE:im gonna follow this bird first
DAVE:if we dont find the kid
DAVE:youll take us to him
CRONUS: vwhy didnt vwhoevwer trained the bird find the kid themselvwes, hm?
DAVE:carapacians are apparently deathly afraid of jungles
TAVROS: *LONG FRUSTRATED SIGH.* yOU ARE A BRICK TIED TO ME, tHAT'S DRAGGING ME DOWN, *Through gritted teeth, mumbling more lyrics until he gets to another point.* sO COME ON, pUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT, *Is now following the bird. Standing around solves absolutely 0 things.*
DAVE:all the weird noises echo off their exoskeletons or something
GAMZEE: -This bird seems to know what it's doing, so Gamzee's confident in following him. Not so sure about the rest of the party.-
DARKLEER: Lords above *Alright here we go. We're following TAVROS.*
DAVE:-starts to follow the bird-
CRONUS: then vwhys a carapacian kid in the jungle if its SO terrifying?
CRONUS: and vwhy are carapacians livwing on a jungle planet?
DAVE:good question lets find out
CRONUS: vwowv, youre SERIOUSLY going to trust that dumbass bird ovwer me.
DAVE:-keeps walking toward the bird-
CRONUS: yeah, and like i said, the kids going to be dead by then.
DARKLEER: *Why must everything happen so much.*
DAVE:hows it gonna be dead if hes just doin kid things
DAVE:if hes survived an entire day hes gonna be fine
CRONUS: that birds taking you the ENITRE vwrong direction.
[BIRD IS YANKING AND SUDDENLY GOES UPWARD]
CRONUS: see? look at that.
TAVROS: *AUFHAUH HEADYANK. BIRD WHAT IS HAPPEN???*
GAMZEE: sHiIiIt. i AiN't SuRe AbOuT yOu HoMiEs, BuT i CaN't FlY nOnE.
DARKLEER: ......... *Obviously, this must mean Darkleer must look up.*
CRONUS: fuck you guys, i knowv vwhat im doing.
[A noise can be heard from above, and as they all look up, there is none other than DO, a small carapacian with a way too tall top hat on his head, hugging a tree with all of his little might.]
GAMZEE: wHo'S tHaT lIl GuY?
[Bird is trying to get to him, and making more noises]
ROXY: *someone THROW ME haha jk, not that anyone understood*
TAVROS: *HEADYANKING CONTINUES.*
ROXY: *this isnt the incredibles and she isnt elasagirl shell get wrecked probs*
GAMZEE: LoOkS lIkE hE'S aLl BeIn In TrOuBlE.
ROXY: *not that anyone would catch that SWEET REFERENCE GDI*
GAMZEE: mAyBe We ShOuLd HelP hIm oR sOmEtHin.
TAVROS: *Makes a noise that can be considered to sound like keymashing, but instead it sounds like the WUB WUBS after a bass drop.*
DARKLEER: It is the idea *huffs and begins removing his sweat-covered coat. Alright, who's ready to climb TREES.*
TAVROS: *Slides Meenah to the ground as carefully as he can while his head is being yanked, then unties the leash from his horn. He KEEPS his mind linked with Bird, but he lets her go so that she can fly up to DO.*
DARKLEER: *Darkleer's about to kick it into gear and start climbing, if nobody has objections.*
ROXY: *side-eyes darkleer again then looks back at the tree, is he sure its going to hold is weight*
DARKLEER: *What do you suggest, small human*
[Bird flies up to see DO, who is incredibly happy to see her. Frustrated at the seadweller who almost led them the wrong way, she squawks and goes to dive in toward his head, aiming to at least startle him into falling backwards.-
[Right behind him is another patch of that plant they all saw before.]
TAVROS: *OH SHIT BIRD WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?!?*
[Bird says, "SQUAAAAAAWK."]
TAVROS: *CURSE YOUR SUDDEN BUT INEVITABLE BETRAYAL.*
CRONUS: *that arm comes up to swat at the bird swooping at him*
TAVROS: *WaiT Mun read that wrong Tavros is like 'bruh bird don't swoop at him' to Bird.*
CRONUS: fuck YOU bird, i vwas trying to HELP.
[The bird flaps backwards in defense before flying toward him again.]
CRONUS: vwhy the HELL are you attacking me?! *THROWS A PUNCH*
ROXY: *but nah just watches, good bird*
DARKLEER: *Raises his hands like uh. Should someone stop this.*
TAVROS: *Bird. Stop. You're gonna get hurt. He is going to FORCE the bird to stop with his communing powers, to go back to DO maybe and keep him calm.*
TAVROS: *Try to FORCE anyway.*
["SQUAWK SQUAWK SQUAWK!" Bird dodges the punch. DO from the tree shrieks. "please don't hurt my bird, sir!"]
[Bird retreats, all of a sudden, back to DO, who is very relieved.]
CRONUS: tell it to stop trying to hurt ME.
TAVROS: wHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, wHY CAN'T BE FRIENDS, *Mumble mumble.*
TAVROS: *He is so sick of lyrics at this point.*
DAVE:i think you made it feel attacked
DAVE:when it came out to have a good time
GAMZEE: mAn, I tHINk We AlL juSt NeEd To GeT oUR cHiLl oN aLl PrOpEr LiKe--MoThErFuCkErS aRe AlL bEiN tOo HiGhStRuNg.
DAVE:yeah everyone calm the fuck down
TAVROS: *Relieved exhale that bird listened. He gestures to everyone, then at the tree and DO. Headtilts quizzingly to the side. He is just gonna signlanguage.*
DAVE:tall horse guy get the kid
TAVROS: *Also probably get Meenah off the ground again. He picks her back up and she is piggybackbound once more.*
[Weirdly enough, a snake is slithering in front of Cronus]
DARKLEER: *Huffs a sigh.* The tree may not hold his weight and although he would not sustain injuries should it break, the ward might
CRONUS: vwhatevwer, im out of here. *STOMP STOMP*
DAVE:you gonna find your way back dude
ROXY: *she decides to step on up to the tree, talking something about things yknow other language stuff*
ROXY: *looks to the tall troll, looks to the tree, how about a boost big guy?*
[Looks like where Cronus stomped, or nearby, there was definitely some of that plant. From this point on, Cronus will repeat the last word he says of every sentence. Not only will he repeat it, but he will yell it. Just that last word.]
DARKLEER: Watch her step *he can EASILY provide a boost for Roxy and there she shoots, ten whole feet into the air.*
CRONUS: yeah as if. IF. i found my vway here, i can find my vway back. 8ACK.
DAVE:what were you even doing here anyway -at the same time he's watching roxy and darkleer attempt to maneuver getting the kid out.]
TAVROS: *Looks at Cronus.* aNNIE, aRE YOU OK? sO, aNNIE ARE YOU OK? aRE YOU OK, aNNIE?
ROXY: :O *whoa, alright!, cool. Thumbs up and she hops onto that tree to make her way up the tree*
DARKLEER: *He will catch you in his sweaty arms if u fall, Roxy.*
[DO screams in surprise!!!!]
ROXY: *so determined to not fall in that sweat embrace but thank you- winces at the scream*
DAVE:like why were you taking a walk when its uncomfortable as shit out here
ROXY: *awwww poor scared child, sweet smiling rox is here and reaching*
[Bird helps comfort DO into carefully reaching out his arms.]
DARKLEER: *Such a sweet child. It angers him.*
ROXY: *She climbs up some and reaches more to grab that child and and gather him up into her arms*
ROXY: *reassuring-toned mumbo jumbo*
DARKLEER: *This troll is going to need at least 10 showers.*
[Did this kid just make a meep noise? Roxy's gibberish is intensely comforting. Bird is happily squawking.]
CRONUS: tsh, vwho the fuck is annie? ANNIE? .... *why does he keep doing that?*
TAVROS: *GESTURES AT CRONUS.*
TAVROS: *Annie it is you.*
DAVE:juggalo do you have something to say
GAMZEE: i ThInK hE aLl MeAnS yOu, DoGg.
TAVROS: *Nod nods at Gamzee.*
ROXY: *hopefully this kid can cling because she's making her way down the tree carefully. One little nitch at a time*
[The kid is excellent at clinging, would you look at that!]
GAMZEE: AnD nAw HoMiE, jUsT lEtTin OuT sOmE wHiMsY, yOu FeEl Me?
DARKLEER: *has his sweat barrel arms ready just in case anyone falls.*
TAVROS: dON'T WORRY, bE HAPPY, *Sage nod.*
GAMZEE: fUcK yEaH, NiNjA. -He grins at Tavros.-
ROXY: *WOOT, when she gets close enough to darkleer she says more things and turns to hang onto a branch, does he have reach? he should have this reach*
CRONUS: ... *looks between gamzee and tavcros* yeah, vwell, my names not annie. ANNIE.
DARKLEER: *here he goes, helping the nice human and carapacian out of the tree. What a good horse.*
GAMZEE: S'aIghT bRo. ThIs MoThErFuCkEr HeRe hAs BeEn TAlKiN aLl FuNny At MoThErFuCkErS.
ROXY: *gives him oats, only she doesn't have oats*
[DO shows no signs of letting go of Roxy.]
TAVROS: *Nods at Gamzee's 'talking all funny' remark.* cAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON? tELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON? iF YOU OPEN YOUR EYES, yOU'LL SEE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, *Points to his throat.*
ROXY: *pets the chil, shhhh its ok cute little beanie weenie*
ROXY: *awwwwww, dotes and holds this kids*
[DO likes the petting, definitely.]
DAVE:we can follow the path through the vines and then that gross plant shit
GAMZEE: mIrAcLes, PrObAbLy. -There's your answer tavros.-
DARKLEER: *lumbers along. He is just crazy tired looking after all these wrigglers*
TAVROS: rIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES, aND CRY, bELIVE IN MIRACLES, mIRACLES,
DAVE:-dave leads the way back and stops to look at cronus- were heading back so you can tag along with us
DAVE:save you the trouble of all of the other weird stuff this place has to offer
CRONUS: vwowv, get a room. ROOM.
CRONUS: *looks over at dave CRANKILY decides he might as well head back with them*
DAVE:-And dave LEADS THE WAY-
[They make it back to the DM, who is incredibly thrilled to see her son again. She thanks TUMUT for their help, and as a reward, gives them all remedies for their ridiculous speech patterns. It was a job well done, and a well done job. The Bird thanks Tavros for being so cool. MISSION SUCCESS.]
